Auto Crashes Into House

LOCAL LOOK

BOCA RATON - — A Nissan Pathfinder ended a wild ride down Northeast 28th Terrace after coming to a stop inside a family's home on Northeast Fifth Avenue at 10:40 p.m. Monday.

No one was injured. Stephen Bunch, whose parents live in the house, said it was miracle no one was hurt because the Pathfinder plowed through the front bedroom often used by his brother and his parent's foster daughter.

"My parents called and said, `Come over quick. There's a car in the house,'" he said. "They're traumatized. Dad, was lying in the bed watching TV and then, crash."

The hood of the Pathfinder is lodged in his parents closet in the back bedroom, Bunch said. Neighbors gathered outside to survey the damage, noting a torn "Beware of dog" sign that had been posted on the smashed wall. "Since no one was hurt, I can say it's amusing in a way," said Leigh Berglund who lives on Northeast Fifth Avenue. "Especially that sign. It didn't keep them out."

Bunch said the family member that suffered the most was their dog, Scooby-Doo, who is a refugee of Hurricane Andrew. "He was scared as it is, now this."Bunch said. Police officers would not disclose the name of the Pathfinder's driver, pending the outcome of the investigation.